April 4th was just another day on a Western Australia farm for Zac Mitchell, until it suddenly wasn’t. In an unexpected accident, the cattle worker was feeding the animals in his charge when one bull cleaned him up and kicked his hand up against the rail, resulting in the thumb on his right hand being cut off. “My thumb was still hanging on the rail... when I got up off the ground,” Zac Mitchell says.
His co-workers tried their best to preserve the thumb for reattachment, placing it on ice in a cooler, but two surgeries to put Mitchell’s thumb back in place failed. That’s when doctors came up with another suggestion: Remove one of his big toes to where his thumb used to be.
Mitchell’s lead surgeon, Sean Nicklin, understood the man’s dilemma at first, calling it a “bit of a crazy idea”. After all, Zac Mitchell did not want to be injured in another part of his body. But as the thumb is incredibly important function-wise, Mitchell eventually gave in. Nicklin explains that the big toe is surprisingly fit for a thumb switch: Nerves sync up (同步) nicely, and it looks more like a thumb, though a giant one, than any other alternative they may have come up with. He added that big toes aren’t as necessary for balance and walking as people believe. As far as the foot goes, occasional “fine balance” activities like surfing might be difficult, but most people without a big toe function fine in everyday tasks like walking and even competitive sports.
The eight-hour surgery went well, and Mitchell is expected to have a year or so of recovery in front of him before he heads back into the fields.
1.What happened to Zac Mitchell on April 4th?
A. He cleaned up a bull. B. He was badly hurt.
C. He started his farm. D. He lost his thumbs.
2.What suggestion did the doctor give to Mitchell after the unsuccessful surgery?
A. Recreating a new thumb in place.
B. Replacing the thumb with his toe.
C. Transplanting his co-worker’s thumb.
D. Putting back the cut-off thumb again.
3.What is Mitchell’s first attitude to the doctor’s another suggestion?
A. Optimistic. B. Insignificant.
C. Hesitant. D. Rejective.
4.According to Nicklin, after the surgery Mitchell is able to .
A. surf on the sea B. do daily activities
C. only stay at home D. work on wheelchair
Here’s a selection of festivals for tourists to the United States in summer.
San Francisco Silent Film Festival
Films at this odd cinematic event have a variety of musical accompaniments, including piano and violin. It includes some classic silent movies. If you want to see them all, you can buy a festival pass.
May 29 to June 1; www.silent film. org
Union Street Festival
This popular street fair stretches out over six blocks of the city, in the fashionable shopping area of Union Street. This year, there’s beer, wine tasting and more separate themes–––fashion, cuisine, tech, locals craft, and health and fitness.
June 7 to 10: www.unionstreetfestival.com
North Beach Festival
This is San Francisco’s oldest street party, with live entertainment, delicious food and arts and crafts. Situated in the Little Italy district, known for its associations with the “Beat Generation”, festival goers are guaranteed plenty of good Italian food. There is also as the “blessing of the animals”, a San Francisco tradition which takes place at the National Shrine of Saint Francis of Assisi (610 Vallejo Street) at 2 pm on both days of the festival
June 14 to 16; www.sfhorthbeach. org
Stern Grove Festival
This is the oldest free summer arts festival of its kind in the United States, It includes a wide variety of acts, from the local symphony orchestra to well-known artists such as Smokey Robinson.
Sundays from June 22 to Aug 24; www.sterngrove. org
1.Which of the following festivals contains the most themes?
A. San Francisco Silent Film Festival.
B. Union Street Festival.
C. North Beach Festival.
D. Stern Grove Festival.
2.How is Beach Festival different from the other Festivals?
A. It lasts the shortest time.
B. Festival goers can enjoy food in it.
C. It has the longest history of food.
D. Some foreign culture is presented in it.
3.When can you enjoy the oldest art festival in the United States?
A. Saturdays in May. B. Saturdays in July.
C. Sundays in May. D. Sundays in July.
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Recently we had a class meeting on the topic of My Chinese Dream. Some mentioned the inspired Chinese Dream was put forward by President Xi. And others talked enthusiastically about his understanding of the Chinese Dream. We all believe that this dream will come true in the future. I also talked about my own dream. I had always wanted to be a doctor. Not only can doctors save people’s life but also they are doing a respectable job. Doctors can also help people to live a better life without their professional knowledge. To realize my dream, I can try to work hard from now on. I must learn as much as I can get into a good medical college, where I can prepare myself adequate for the job of a doctor.
I believe hard work is that it takes to accomplish my goal.
An American in Beijing lives his Chinese dream
Gao Tianrui walks along streets in Beijing’s Xicheng district as 1. public security volunteer.2. (wear) his bright red armband (红袖章) and speaking fluent Mandarin, 62-year-old Gao Tianrui could 3. (take) for any regular Chinese man. But on 4. (close) inspection, things are not quite 5. they seem: Gao’s real name is Terry Crossman and he is from the United States. He is now a member of “Xicheng Dama”, that is, volunteers, usually women in late middle-age,6. walk along the streets of downtown Beijing’s Xicheng district. Terry said that, at first, he saw the group as busybodies, but 7. (gradual) he saw that it was a good thing for retired seniors 8. (help) others.
He is often seen giving tourists 9. (direction), getting water for a baby and even helping a neighbor sell yogurt. “I like helping others,” he said, “I live in the hutong and my neighbors and I usually help each other ... This is where I live, where my friends are and where I call home.” Crossman 10. (become) interested in Chinese culture as a teenager when he read Tao Te Ching by Laozi.
Madison Williams was studying in her bedroom when the door burst open. Her mother, Leigh, hurried into her daughter’s room, making a(n)______: “Can you help?”
Madison and her mother ran to a neighbor’s yard, where they found a ______ woman and other adults ______ a septic tank (化粪池) opening a few inches above the lawn. A boy, aged only two, had ______ an eight-foot-deep tank.
Madison quickly ______ the situation. She knew she was the only one who could ______ through the small hole. Without ______, she told the adults to lower her in. Leigh and others held her waist and ______. Madison shook her arms and shoulders until she got through the ______ into the dark and smelly tank. In the process, she ______ one hand severely. Rather than tend to her injury, Madison scanned the ______ of the water, hoping to feel the boy. Every once in a while, she could see his little ______ in the water but failed to catch his foot. Minutes ticked by before she saw the ______ of his foot again. Madison shot her good hand out and grasped the foot ______. Then both of them were lifted out.
But the boy wasn’t out of ______. He had been short of oxygen so long that he wasn’t ______. He was placed on his side, and an adult ______ him hard on the back until the boy coughed up fluids. Then they were rushed to the hospital.
It took Madison longer to ______ than the boy, who returned home soon. She,______, stayed there for her injury. “Madison’s a hero,” the boy’s mother says, “What other teenage girls will ______ to go into a septic tank?”
1.A. order B. request C. comment D. plan
2.A. worried B. disappointed C. delighted D. puzzled
3.A. watching B. digging C. surrounding D. blocking
4.A. broken up B. run across C. taken over D. slipped into
5.A. created B. examined C. controlled D. disturbed
6.A. fit B. look C. fly D. walk
7.A. comment B. argument C. hesitation D. application
8.A. hands B. legs C. shoes D. clothes
9.A. crowd B. bush C. yard D. opening
10.A. lost B. injured C. treated D. held
11.A. depth B. color C. surface D. taste
12.A. toes B. hat C. fingers D. hair
13.A. smell B. outline C. shadow D. picture
14.A. clearly B. strangely C. carefully D. tightly
15.A. trouble B. shape C. work D. sympathy
16.A. talking B. laughing C. crying D. breathing
17.A. pushed B. hit C. tapped D. supported
18.A. wake B. recover C. succeed D. adjust
19.A. therefore B. moreover C. however D. otherwise
20.A. fear B. long C. pretend D. volunteer
